Panorama: 1978

3 episodes Premiered Oct 23, 1978 Updated Sep 25, 2026

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Season 26 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Panorama Season 25.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 26 Episodes

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S26·E1 Mytharc

The Real War in Space: A Sputnik-like Event

Oct 23, 1978

First transmitted in 1978, this 25th anniversary edition of Panorama with Tom Mangold examines America's and Russia's dependence on military satellites.

S26·E2 Core

The Real War in Space: We Are Entering the Post-Nuclear Era

Oct 23, 1978 · 36 min

First transmitted in 1978, this 25th anniversary edition of Panorama with Tom Mangold continues with a report on space weaponry, directive energy weapons, particle beam weapons and

S26·E3 Mytharc

Who Really Killed Kennedy?

Mar 6, 1978

Michael Cockerell's report brings all the new facts together for the first time. It includes TV interviews never before seen with the President's alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswal